The National tribune., 1887-01-20

these guns were by them taken TO the rear over
the river; all except the dismounted ROdman,
the carriage Of which was broken up. the writer
and tent squad using a nut from the carriage
fitted with handle for a hammer while fixing
up our Winter quarters. About dark the 18th
were moved TO the now left or river side of the
fort, where we worked all night throwing up
intrenchments.
About 10 O'Clock Of the 3Oth the regiment was
moved up into the fort and about r. m. we
were moved TO the extreme right and rear OF
the fort, our right resting on the intrenchmenis.
Line Of battle was formed, guns stacked and
orders given 10 commence a brelStwork. Tear
ing down some of the houses, which were built
OF logs about six inches in diameter, we soon
had two OF them strung alonGorr front, making
shelter about Que foot high. with few shovel
fuls OF earth thrOwa up 10 keep them IN place.
Just then i heard an officer from the picket
line say TO Maj. Stoodley, commanding the
18th:
"lour men will have to stand firm; the enc
my are massing on your front and will charge
IN a few minutes"
In about 20 minutes from the time we
stacked arms the enemy opened upon us with
artillery, under cover Of which the infantry
advanced TO recapture the work. Fields Di-
vision of Longstreet's Corps under the super
vision Of Gen. Lee, made four assaults upon
our lines at this point, hut was each time re-
of Cingman's Brigade with the colors of three
regiments, found themselves in little hollow
SO close 10 cur lines that they dared not retreat
and refused 10 surrender Capt Goss, OF the
18th, commanding sharpshooters, charged over
them, abOut-faced and drove them in.
The 60 rounds Of ammunition with which we
commenced this second days fight became ex-
hausted and fresh supplies were brought up
box full of cartridges being emptied IN rub
her blanket and the soldier slinRing them on
his back aud
DODGIEG FROM TREE TO TREE.
Night closed the fearful scene. Nearly all
the losses Of the regiment occurred IN The as
sault Of the first day, while the loss of the ene-
my on that day was slight. In the attempt OF
the enemy 10 recapture the works our loss was
slight while that Of the enemy was very Sc
we're. Their dead were buried under flag Of
truce three days after, and it was currently re-
ported at the time that there were over 1000
of them. Certain il is they lay thicker than
the writer ever saw dead COnfederatcs on any
other field Of the war.
IN Carleton's" account Of the awful lighting
before the gates of Atlanta, he says: 1--WE can
have some idea Of their stubbornness when we
consider that every third man in the 9th and
every fourth man in the 39th was either killed
or wounded, etc. Some idea Of where the 18th
N. ii. must have been and of their stubborn
ness " can be gained by this closing item Of
documentary evidence from the report:
The conduct Of the officers and men of the 18th
on these two days was superb, but It's loss was
again severe, more so I'm in any former engage
ment, for more than She-half of the command
which left camp on the night Of the 2sth had in
enemy and been borne from the field either killed
or wounded
We lost no prisoners.-E. WARE, First Ser
geant, Co. q, 18th N. H., Rockford, ILL.,